Senegal - Miracle
Melon (1996)On 20
January 1996, just before the Feast of Ramadan, a farmer in Taiba-Ndiassana,
Senegal, discovered to his surprise a watermelon on which the name of
Allah had appeared. After the phenomenon had been confirmed by the local
Muslim religious authority, it was then authenticated by the Islamic
Institute in Dakar. According to Sheik Absoul Moneim Zein another word
can also be seen on the watermelon just next to the name of Allah --
Hamdoulillah -- which means "Praise be to God". Last year similar signs
appeared also on the eve of Ramadan. The same Sheik Moneim confirmed
the appearance of the name Allah on the scales of a fish caught near
Popenguine, home to the largest Catholic community in Senegal. Although
European media devote little coverage to these events, newspapers in
Africa have carried numerous articles about similar incidents in recent
years, for instance, the baby of two Christian parents in Chad who was
born with the sign of the Prophet Mohammed on his hand. Newspapers in
Dakar published a photograph of a forest in Germany in which a verse
from the Koran could be read in the shapes of some of the trees. (Source:
L' Actualite Religieuse, France; reported in Share International, July-August
1996 )

London-
Allah Aubergine Number 2 ( 1997 )On
20 February 1997, Mr Sidat, a fruit and vegetable wholesaler and chairman
of the Madina Mosque in Hackney, north London, was amazed to discover
on slicing an aubergine that the seeds spelt out the Arabic script for
'Allah'. Since the miracle, streams of people have visited Mr Sidat
and seen the aubergine which he intends to cut up and share with family
and friends. "We feel really blessed that this has happened to us and
when I spoke to one of the elders at the mosque he said it must be a
good omen." (Source: Hackney Gazette, UK; reported in Share International,
April 1997 )

Huddersfield- Miraculous Tomato (1997)British
Muslims hailed what was described as a "miracle message" from God written
inside a tomato. British newspapers reported that when schoolgirl Shaista
Javed, 14, sliced the tomato in half, she found the veins spelled out
a message in Arabic. On one side was the message "There is only one
God," while the other read "Mohammed is the messenger." Shaista, a Muslim,
believes she has witnessed a miracle. "God made me buy that tomato,"
she was quoted as saying in the Daily Mail. "These words are a message
from God." Since Sunday, when she bought the tomato in the northern
city of Huddersfield, word has spread throughout the Muslim community.
About 200 people, some from as far afield as London, have visited the
household to see the fruit, wrapped in plastic clingfilm to keep it
fresh. A local shopkeeper said demand for tomatoes had surged, but the
nearby mosque was cautious. "We don't consider it a miracle but it is
certainly a blessing," a spokesman was quoted as saying. ( Source: Reuters,
June 1997 )

Bradford-
Miraculous fruit and vegetables - UK (1997)In
July, UK newspapers reported on two simultaneous aubergine miracles
in Hindu communities in Bradford, north England. Mrs Parmar, on slicing
nine aubergines for a curry, was amazed to discover, on every slice,
the Hindu symbol for God. Hundreds of worshippers have flocked to see
the miraculous vegetable, which is now on display at the local Brapadi
Temple.

At the same time,
in another district of Bradford, Mr and Mrs Mistry on slicing an aubergine
discovered the sacred symbol "OM". The aubergine is now on a shrine
surrounded by incense at the Shree Temple in Little Horton where people
are queuing for up to an hour to see the miracle. The symbol appeared
after Mrs Mistry decided to chop the aubergine horizontally instead
of vertically as she had done with the other vegetables. She told friends:
" I don't know why I changed. If I hadn't, the sign would have been
lost for ever."

Many journalists
are now beginning to link these reports to the Hindu milk-drinking statues,
the Florida rainbow-Madonna and other miracles. (Sources: Reuters; International
Express; The Guardian; The Sun; Bradford Telegraph and Argus, UK)

The
"Allah fish" - USA ( 1997 )An
albino tiger oscar fish which has spent the last four years on a pet
store shelf has suddenly become a local celebrity in Lodi, San Joaquin
County. A group of Muslims are convinced that the markings on the right
flank of the fish spell out the word "Allah" in Arabic.

It has been dubbed
the "Allah fish" and is owned by Hyatullah Ahmadi, 27, who bought it
last week. "It's a sign of Allah," said Ahmadi, a student of the Koran,
Islam's holy book. "If He wants to write His name on any kind of animal
or thing, he can do it." "It's very, very distinctly written," said
Taj Khan, president of Lodi Muslim Mosque, who has seen the fish several
times.

The Allah
fish has received a flood of guests since it moved into its new aquarium
in the Ahmadi home. ( Source: Associated Press; Pasadena Star-News,
July 5 )

Holland-
Name of "Allah" on eggs and beans ( 1997 )Sceptics
will see in this the random playfulness of nature, but Mikail Güçlü
has no doubt: he has in his possession miracle eggs and beans bearing
the name "Allah".

About three years
ago 33-year-old Güçlü from the Regent Quarter of The
Hague, Holland, bought some eggs fresh from the farm and as usual had
them on sale in his shop. But two of the eggs seemed slightly strange.
"I noticed that the shells were a little misshapen," he said. "Very
odd, just like Arab letters. And then suddenly I saw it: "Allah." Reason
enough for him to call in a friend. He himself speaks four languages
but his knowledge of Arabic is limited and, besides, he wanted to hear
all the "ins and outs" of it.

"But I could hardly
believe what he said 'what could be read on the egg was: 'There is but
one God, Allah, and Mohammed is His prophet.' That's why I asked others,
too, just to be on the safe side, and I went to the mosque, to the Imam.
Everyone said the same thing."

A neighbour, Mohammed
Moncef from Tunisia, in the shop by coincidence, confirms that this
text can indeed be read on the egg-shells: "This is the first time I've
seen these eggs, but it's quite clear. What you see here is the first
line of Islam."

Less definite is
Ali Reza Rahiminejad. He doesn't know the whole story but has been called
over by Güçlü to discuss an "urgent matter". Rahiminejad,
an Iranian, abandons his telephone business and an egg is pushed into
his hand as he arrives with the request that he say precisely what he
sees. It takes a while, but then he too sees it: "That, there, says:
"Allah" repeated a few times." He doesn't decipher any more in it, even
when Güçlü tells him the whole phrase. "Yes, you say
that, but I don't see it. I see only "Allah". And here too, and there.
But that's all."

The beans, however,
present Rahiminejad with no problems whatsoever. "Without the shadow
of a doubt, this, here, says "Allah."

Güçlü
discovered the "miracle beans" while sorting through them two days after
he had purchased the eggs. He had bought about five kilos of beans,
about 500 grams of which bear the name "Allah". "People may think that
I scratched it on the beans myself, but I swear that is not the case.
Take some with you to check them, if you like. But I would like them
back please."

Güçlü
believes that what subsequently happened with the beans is even more
of a miracle. He gave some of the "Allah-beans" away to friends. Out
of respect he did not feel he could sell the remaining beans: he decided
to give them to the mosque, and requested that they be cooked and shared
among the congregation. "About 40 people enjoyed a complete meal from
these beans and there was still food left over. The Imam told me later:
"We could serve as much as we wished, and the supply was still not exhausted."

It was not the first
time that 33-year-old Güçlü had heard of such phenomena:
"I've heard that it happens quite often. In London. And somewhere in
Holland there is also said to have been a similar case with a pepper.
I've also heard that in Turkey the name "Allah" was found in honey-comb.
And in Ankara I myself saw an apple bearing the holy name. But I never
dreamed it would happen to me. I couldn't believe my eyes."

Mikail Güçlü
sees the incident as a miracle from God: "I used to pray a lot, but
I haven't been doing it so much lately. The Imam said: "This is a sign
for you, continue in your faith." But," adds Güçlü
firmly, "it is also a proof for non-believers that God exists."

Miracle
potato attracts thousands in India (1997)Thousands
of Indian Muslims have been to view a miraculous potato which came to
light in north eastern India. Momina Ahmed, a housewife, discovered
the words "Allah" and "Mohammed" on the separate halves of the potato
which she had just cut in two. The two halves are now on display in
the local mosque.

Since the moment
the miraculous sign was discovered, says Mominàs husband, Moinuddin
Ahmed, more than10,000 Muslim faithful have visited the building to
view the miracle.(Source: de Volkskrant, the Netherlands)

Easter
Miracles - UK (1998)On
Easter Monday in the UK, two vegetable miracles occurred, on a potato
and an aubergine.

Linda Coles, 32,
from Hull, was amazed to discover, on slicing a potato for the family's
fish-and-chip meal, a crucifix shape. "It's amazing," said Linda's husband,
who took the potato to his local Catholic church. "It's just such a
perfect crucifix shape."

On the same day,
in Manchester, an aubergine was cut open to read "Allah" in its pattern
of seeds.(Source: The Guardian, UK)